http://www.mail.com/organizations/1301296-egypt-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1301296-egypt-government.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861522-palace-egypt-protesters-police-clash.html CAIRO (AP) — Protesters denouncing Egypt's Islamist president hurled stones and firebombs through the gates of his palace gates on Friday, clashing with security forces who fired tear gas and water cannons, as more than a week of political violence came to Mohammed Morsi's symbolic doorstep for the first time. The streets outside the presidential palace w... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861522-palace-egypt-protesters-police-clash.html 2013-02-01T22:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860082-egypts-police-regain-mubarak-era-notoriety.html CAIRO (AP) — With near impunity and the backing of the Islamist president, Egyptian police have been accused of firing wildly at protesters, beating them and lashing out with deadly force in clashes across much of the country the past week, regaining their Hosni Mubarak-era notoriety as a tool of repression. In the process, nearly 60 people have been kill... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860082-egypts-police-regain-mubarak-era-notoriety.html 2013-01-31T19:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859142-egypts-political-factions-denounce-violence.html CAIRO (AP) — Representatives from across Egypt's political spectrum held a rare meeting Thursday to denounce violence, hours before a fresh call for a new wave of mass protests across the country aimed at pressuring Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to accept opposition demands to form a national government and amend the constitution. Hosted by Egypt's pr... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859142-egypts-political-factions-denounce-violence.html 2013-01-31T19:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857360-week-unrest-weakens-egypts-islamist-leader.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president has been significantly weakened by a week of violent protests across much of the country, with his popularity eroding, the powerful military implicitly criticizing him and some of his ultraconservative Islamist backers distancing themselves from him. In his seven months since becoming Egypt's first freely elected pr... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857360-week-unrest-weakens-egypts-islamist-leader.html 2013-01-30T19:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855836-egypt-liberals-islamists-add-pressure-morsi.html CAIRO (AP) — A hardline Islamist party normally allied to Egypt's president joined the liberal opposition on Wednesday in calling for a national unity government as part of a plan aimed at ending the eruption of political violence that has shaken the country and left more than 60 dead the past week. The unusual joint call puts further pressure on Islamist... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855836-egypt-liberals-islamists-add-pressure-morsi.html 2013-01-30T18:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850354-egypt-army-chief-warns-collapse.html PORT SAID, Egypt (AP) — Residents of this Mediterranean coastal city burying their dead from Egypt's wave of political violence vented their fury at Egypt's Islamist president and the Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday, demanding his ouster and virtually declaring a revolt against his rule, as the head of the military warned Egypt may collapse under the weight of its turmoil. ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850354-egypt-army-chief-warns-collapse.html 2013-01-29T23:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1854476-whos-who-egypts-latest-political-crisis.html CAIRO (AP) — Following are the main players in Egypt's latest political crisis, which began around the time of the second anniversary of the start of the uprising against Hosni Mubarak's rule. At least 60 people have died so far in political violence. — President Mohammed Morsi, the longtime Muslim Brotherhood figure who became Egypt's first freely electe... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1854476-whos-who-egypts-latest-political-crisis.html 2013-01-29T20:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851824-masked-black-bloc-mystery-egypt-unrest.html CAIRO (AP) — An unpredictable new element has entered Egypt's wave of political unrest: a mysterious group of masked young men called the Black Bloc who present themselves as the defenders of protesters opposed to the Islamist president's rule. They boast that they're willing to use force to fight back against Islamists who have attacked protesters in the... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851824-masked-black-bloc-mystery-egypt-unrest.html 2013-01-28T20:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1850402-white-house-egypts-democracy-difficult-path.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Egypt is on a "difficult path" to a peaceful democracy, the White House said Monday as months of lukewarm political support for the conservative Islamic government was in danger of backfiring after deadly weekend riots pushed Cairo to crack down on civil rights. It was the latest strain on the stretched-thin detente between the Obama adm... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1850402-white-house-egypts-democracy-difficult-path.html 2013-01-28T20:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1847468-egyptians-riot-soccer-fans-sentenced-to-die.html CAIRO (AP) — Relatives and angry young men rampaged through the Egyptian city of Port Said on Saturday in assaults that killed at least 27 people following death sentences for local fans involved in the country's worst bout of soccer violence. Unrest surrounding the second anniversary of Egypt's revolution also broke out in Cairo and other cities for a th... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1847468-egyptians-riot-soccer-fans-sentenced-to-die.html 2013-01-26T20:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1847140-angry-protests-leave-7-dead-egypt-anniversary.html CAIRO (AP) — Violence erupted across Egypt on Friday as tens of thousands took to the streets to deliver an angry backlash against President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood, demanding regime change on the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak. At least seven people were killed. Two years to the day after protesters firs... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1847140-angry-protests-leave-7-dead-egypt-anniversary.html 2013-01-26T01:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845386-angry-protests-clashes-egypt-anniversary.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians delivered an angry backlash against President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood on Friday, marking the second anniversary of the start of the country's revolution with tens of thousands filling major squares and streets around the country to call for a new regime change. Two years to the day that protesters first rose up aga... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845386-angry-protests-clashes-egypt-anniversary.html 2013-01-25T21:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842846-clashes-egypt-eve-uprising-anniversary.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces fired tear gas and protesters hurled stones and Molotov cocktails in a day-long demonstration on Thursday, raising fears of a violent anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak. Youth activists and opposition groups have called for large rallies on the anniversary Fri... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842846-clashes-egypt-eve-uprising-anniversary.html 2013-01-24T20:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1843908-davos-examining-arab-springs-mixed-bag.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The convulsions of the Arab world are taking center stage at this year's World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, where leaders and experts are much preoccupied with the region's bewildering combination of high hopes, deep disappointments and grave dangers that threaten to spill over borders. Along the way, a divide seems to be e... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1843908-davos-examining-arab-springs-mixed-bag.html 2013-01-24T18:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837908-rights-group-egypt-police-behaves-gang.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian rights group on Tuesday accused the country's police of "acting like a gang," torturing detainees and continuing to use violence to impose control while the country's president flounders at efforts to reform the powerful security apparatus. The report released by The Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights documented 16 cases of p... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837908-rights-group-egypt-police-behaves-gang.html 2013-01-22T19:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835712-egypts-morsi-opposes-french-intervention-mali.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president on Monday stated his opposition to France's military intervention in Mali, saying its actions there would create a "new conflict hotspot" that separates the Arab north from its African neighbors to the south. Addressing the opening session of an Arab economic summit in Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Morsi als... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835712-egypts-morsi-opposes-french-intervention-mali.html 2013-01-21T19:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832946-courthouse-burnt-egypt-clashes.html CAIRO (AP) — A courthouse went up in flames in Egypt's northern Mediterranean city of Alexandria during clashes between protesters and riot police Sunday, according to witnesses. The blaze destroyed part of the building, burning some files. A security official said unidentified assailants were responsible. This was the second straight day of clashes there... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832946-courthouse-burnt-egypt-clashes.html 2013-01-20T20:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831700-egypt-clashes-trial-security-officers.html CAIRO (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas Saturday to disperse dozens of demonstrators throwing rocks outside an Alexandria courthouse where the city's ex-security director and other officers are on trial for the killing of protesters during Egypt's 2011 uprising. The confrontation comes a week before the country marks the second anniversary of the revolt t... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831700-egypt-clashes-trial-security-officers.html 2013-01-19T16:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824654-egypts-morsi-tries-to-defuse-flap-jews-slur.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president sought Wednesday to defuse Washington's anger over his past remarks urging hatred of Jews and calling Zionists "pigs" and "bloodsuckers," telling visiting U.S. senators that his comments were a denunciation of Israeli policies. Both sides appear to want to get beyond the flap: Mohammed Morsi needs America's help in ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824654-egypts-morsi-tries-to-defuse-flap-jews-slur.html 2013-01-16T21:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823770-collapse-apartment-building-egypt-kills-25.html CAIRO (AP) — An eight-story apartment building collapsed Wednesday in the port city of Alexandria, killing at least 25 people in the second deadly accident to hit the country in as many days, according to police and health officials. Mohammed el-Sharqawy, a senior official at the Health Ministry, said at least 12 people also were injured and that rescue t... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823770-collapse-apartment-building-egypt-kills-25.html 2013-01-16T19:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824572-egypts-mubarak-pays-3-gifts.html CAIRO (AP) — Ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his family will pay back around $3 million for gifts they received from a state newspaper while he was still in office, after a settlement agreement announced by prosecutors Wednesday. The settlement resolves a side case that opened against the 84-year-old Mubarak just as he was granted a retrial last week o... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824572-egypts-mubarak-pays-3-gifts.html 2013-01-16T19:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1822568-us-condemns-comments-egypts-morsi.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Tuesday gave a blistering review of remarks that Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi made almost three years ago about Jews and called for him to repudiate what it called unacceptable rhetoric. In blunt comments, the White House and State Department said Morsi's statements were "deeply offensive" and ran counter... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1822568-us-condemns-comments-egypts-morsi.html 2013-01-16T03:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821960-misery-to-tragedy-egyptian-train-crash.html BADRASHEEN, Egypt (AP) — Packed in a rickety train speeding through the night, the poorly fed, pale-looking Egyptian conscripts were coming from some of Egypt's most dirt-poor villages to serve in one of the most miserable, lowly jobs of the security forces — as grunts in an anti-riot force usually deployed against protesters. At a station just outside of... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821960-misery-to-tragedy-egyptian-train-crash.html 2013-01-15T21:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821898-egyptian-lawyer-sentenced-drug-smuggling.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian human rights lawyer was convicted Tuesday by a Saudi court for smuggling drugs into the kingdom and sentenced to five years in prison and 300 lashes, Egypt's state news agency reported. The case of Ahmed el-Gezawi caused an outcry in Egypt where his relatives and human rights groups claimed he was detained for allegedly insulting ... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821898-egyptian-lawyer-sentenced-drug-smuggling.html 2013-01-15T16:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1820430-mubaraks-trial-answer-key-question.html CAIRO (AP) — Hosni Mubarak's new trial may resolve key questions unanswered in his first one: Who ordered the crackdown that left some 900 protesters dead and who pulled the trigger? But the answers could complicate the new president's efforts to stabilize Egypt and deal with its economic woes since they might bring pressure to go after still powerful fig... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1820430-mubaraks-trial-answer-key-question.html 2013-01-14T20:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1817988-egypts-mubarak-to-trial-killings.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's life sentence and ordered a retrial of the ousted leader in the killing of hundreds of protesters, a ruling likely to further unsettle a nation still reeling from political turmoil and complicate the struggle of his Islamist successor to assert his authority. The court's decision ... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1817988-egypts-mubarak-to-trial-killings.html 2013-01-13T21:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817786-potential-impact-mubarak-retrial.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's conviction and ordered a retrial of the former president for failing to prevent the killing of nearly 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled his 29-year regime. A look at the potential impact of the decision: — A retrial can produce a not-guilty verdict, uphold M... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817786-potential-impact-mubarak-retrial.html 2013-01-13T18:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817116-egyptian-appeals-court-orders-mubarak-retrial.html CAIRO (AP) — A Cairo appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's life sentence and ordered a retrial of the former Egyptian president for failing to prevent the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled his regime. The ruling put the spotlight back on the highly divisive issue of justice for the former leader — and his... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817116-egyptian-appeals-court-orders-mubarak-retrial.html 2013-01-13T16:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1811742-egypt-names-central-bank-governor.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president on Thursday named a new head for the country's central bank, after the resignation of the longtime chief amid a crippling economic crisis and pound devaluation. Hesham Ramez, an executive from one of Egypt's largest private banks, will replace Farouq el-Oqdah, who has been the bank's governor for nine years, according to pre... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1811742-egypt-names-central-bank-governor.html 2013-01-10T18:46:00Z